Jelas Expressway

NPVE Jelas Expressway is an expressway being planned in Malaysia. "Jelas" stands for "Jelapang–Selama–Batu Kawan Expressway". This RM4.6 billion project will begin its construction in 2016 and is targeted for completion in 2018.[1] It is being built to relieve congestion on North–South Expressway Northern Route, especially during weekends and festivals seasons.[2]

Expressway --
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Route information
Maintained by BMT Jelas Sdn Bhd
Length	116 km (72 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Jelapang, Perak
North end	Batu Kawan, Penang
Location
Primary destinations	Serdang Sungai Siput Kuala Kangsar Taiping Selama
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Beta Mutiara Corporation (BMC), the concessionary holder of the expressway announced that it will begin the preliminary work on the expressway in January 2016.

It will have the longest road tunnel in Asia, about 3 kilometres long across the Bintang Range.

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	EXIT --01	Jelapang South Interchange	North–South Expressway Northern Route Northwest Alor Setar Kuala Kangsar Changkat Jering Southeast Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Simpang Pulai	Interchange
	EXIT --05	Klebang Interchange	Klebang A13 Tanjung Rambutan	Interchange
	EXIT --07	Kanthan Baru Interchange	Kanthan	Interchange
Kinta–Kuala Kangsar district border
	EXIT --08	Sungai Siput North Interchange	Sungai Siput	Interchange
	EXIT --09	Karai Interchange	A156 Karai A156 Kuala Kangsar	Interchange
		Sungai Perak bridge
	EXIT --10	Kati Interchange	Kati Lenggong Gerik Kota Bharu	Interchange
Bintang Tunnel 3 km Kuala Kangsar–Larut, Matang and Selama district border
	EXIT --12	Anak Kurau Interchange	A-- Anak Kurau A-- Kamunting, West Coast Expressway	Changkat Jering Perak to Banting Selangor	A-- Taiping	Interchange
	EXIT --13	Batu Kurau Interchange	A-- Anak Kurau A-- Kuala Kurau	Interchange
	EXIT --14	Selama Interchange	Selama Kubu Gajah Parit Buntar	Interchange
Perak Darul Ridzuan Larut, Matang and Selama district border
Perak–Kedah border
Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border
1.0	EXIT --15	Serdang Interchange	South Kedah Expressway Northeast Serdang Kulim Baling Southwest Bandar Baharu North–South Expressway Northern Route Kuala Lumpur	Interchange
1.1	EXIT --17	Kampung Padang Interchange	Kampung Padang	Interchange
1.2	EXIT --19	Lima Kongsi Interchange	Lima Kongsi	Interchange
Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border
Kedah–Penang border
Penang Seberang Perai Selatan district border
1.3
Jelas Expressway Start/End of expressway Under planning
1.4	EXIT --20	Batu Kawan Interchange	Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) West Batu Kawan Batu Maung Bayan Lepas George Town East North–South Expressway Northern Route Alor Setar Butterworth Ipoh Kuala Lumpur	Interchange

References

1. "JELAS Expressway Preliminary Works Could Begin in 2016: Targeted for Completion in 2018". CarBay Malaysia. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
2. "BMC: Work on JELAS to begin soon - Nation | The Star Online". Retrieved 2015-12-14.